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first, united airlines is going to chop about 600 jobs through buyouts and layoffs. net to netflix, shares jumped 42%. with strong quarterly earnings. after peaking in the $700 range, apple is down 36%. the question everyone is asking, how low will they go. next to new home sales which some estimate to be at 400,000 for december. if that number is accurate, it would be a very good sign for the economy. and i'm sure you've seen the frenzy over subway's one-inch short controversy. sandwich lovers aren't too happy. and some filed class action lawsuits claiming the footlong is only 11 inches long. the suit says customers are owed a refund for the portion of the sandwich that they've not been receiving. subway has declined to comment on the lawsuit. a spokesman said the restaurant chain has redoubled the efforts to ensure consistency in every sandwich we have. >>> straight ahead, a super size controversy surrounding the super bowl's superdome. >>> plus, what is this, is it a bird, a plane, a man? we'll tell you. [ male announcer ] ok, here's the way the system works. let'
first, united airlines is going to chop about 600 jobs through buyouts and layoffs. net to netflix, shares jumped 42%. with strong quarterly earnings. after peaking in the $700 range, apple is down 36%. the question everyone is asking, how low will they go. next to new home sales which some estimate to be at 400,000 for december. if that number is accurate, it would be a very good sign for the economy. and i'm sure you've seen the frenzy over subway's one-inch short controversy. sandwich lovers...
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tomorrow the second big parade in the united states of america to mark the end of the war. this time it will the be leld in tucson, arizona. this isn't the military or government coming up with this idea. this is just citizens. this organizers say they were inspired by what st. louis did. we've had three debates so far. the candidates have spent five hours arguing about medicare and social security and jobs. they are argued over the rules of the debate and big bird. there's been no talk about how we are treating veterans. lots of americans have been thinking about this generation of veterans that come home and need a job. ordinary americans are holding their own parades. welcome home love florida and tucson and new england coastal ports smith new hampshire. the pentagon, for reasons that i do not start to understand, still say they do not want new york city to hold a parade. new york city is where we've always done this. new york did throw one ticker tape parade for the new york giants and at their parade the football parade, we met the willis family. they brought a picture
tomorrow the second big parade in the united states of america to mark the end of the war. this time it will the be leld in tucson, arizona. this isn't the military or government coming up with this idea. this is just citizens. this organizers say they were inspired by what st. louis did. we've had three debates so far. the candidates have spent five hours arguing about medicare and social security and jobs. they are argued over the rules of the debate and big bird. there's been no talk about...
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it's the cpsu, the central punitive segregation unit. this is where the toughest inmates stay for crimes that range from the most violent, murder, to the more unruly, violating jail orders, such as talking back to staff. >> close 2-7. >> here, inmates are locked in their cells 23 hours a day. >> if i wasn't spiritual, i think i'd probably kill myself. my goal is for the afterlife. i want to go to paradise. other than that, this is terrible. >> what we found, frustration and long periods of confinement can cause inmates to act up. >> inmate's about ready to charge. he was at the cell door with something in his hand this time. you guys ready? going in. >> officers had to restrain the inmate when he refused their orders to come out of his cell. >> cuff him, gentlemen, cuff him. >> watch your back. >> hold him there. >> 6510. >> today, the cpsu still houses the worst of the worst, but due to the re-arrest policy and its consequences, violent outbreaks are almost nonexistent. >> in the past when an inmate committed an infraction in the jail,
it's the cpsu, the central punitive segregation unit. this is where the toughest inmates stay for crimes that range from the most violent, murder, to the more unruly, violating jail orders, such as talking back to staff. >> close 2-7. >> here, inmates are locked in their cells 23 hours a day. >> if i wasn't spiritual, i think i'd probably kill myself. my goal is for the afterlife. i want to go to paradise. other than that, this is terrible. >> what we found, frustration...
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president of the united states. thanks for being up with us on this tuesday, january 15th. we have a lot to talk about including governor andrew cuomo striking a deal late last night with republicans on new strict gun-control measures. how he got overwhelming bipartisan support. >>> plus, socializing wasn't the only topic at yesterday's press conference. the president also compared republicans to hostage takers regarding the upcoming debt limit fight. >>> we begin with developing news late last night. officials in new york have agreed to a sweeping set of changes to the state's gun laws. the new proposals would sail through the republican-controlled state senate by a 43-18 vote are considered the toughest gun-control measures in the nation. it includes a ban on all magazines that hold seven rounds, bans semiautomatic pistols and rifles with attachable cliff cliffs. it requires a statewide registration of all handguns and calls on mental health professionals to report dangerous patients. supporters of the plan including andrew cuomo say it protects the second amendment addin
president of the united states. thanks for being up with us on this tuesday, january 15th. we have a lot to talk about including governor andrew cuomo striking a deal late last night with republicans on new strict gun-control measures. how he got overwhelming bipartisan support. >>> plus, socializing wasn't the only topic at yesterday's press conference. the president also compared republicans to hostage takers regarding the upcoming debt limit fight. >>> we begin with...
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but last night it was all about celebrating the second term of the 44th president of the united states of america. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: they wowed the crowd at the inaugural balls. president obama in white tie but first lady michelle obama in a ruby red gown by jason wu. this was the ball for the military. >> i have no greater honor than being your commander in chief. >> reporter: it had been an obama family day. malia and sasha, dad and mom. as america paid tribute. an inaugural parade that showed off the nation's talent and diversity. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> reporter: the presidential's ceremonial swearing-in witnessed by as many as 1 million people. >> congratulations, mr. obama. >> reporter: mr. obama urged cooperation, rare now in washington, to cut health care costs and the deficit. >> but we reject the belief that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will buildi its future. >> reporter: we can make progress, he said, on immigration, gay rights, climate
but last night it was all about celebrating the second term of the 44th president of the united states of america. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: they wowed the crowd at the inaugural balls. president obama in white tie but first lady michelle obama in a ruby red gown by jason wu. this was the ball for the military. >> i have no greater honor than being your commander in chief. >> reporter: it had been an obama family day. malia and sasha, dad and mom. as...
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some looked at switzerland which ranks third in guns united states the united states. but it has a quarter of the gun-related homicides. why. >> century-old culture of being armed to defend itself against close aggressors and its strong recreational shooting culture works hand in hand with string gun laws. in contrast, it's almost impossible to get a gun in japan. it's gun-related deaths are the lowest. 11 in all of 2008. the same year, the u.s. had 12,000. and in 2006, it had just two for the entire year. with america's history of gunslingers like john wayne, dirty harry and others, critics in and outside of the u.s. wonder if its gun culture will change, perhaps reaching a balance of glamour and gore. chris, most agree a cultural change was needed. >> that was absolutely fascinating. thank you, richard. >>> also making news this morning, the white house says it's possible that no american troops will remain in afghanistan by the end of the drawdown in 2014. however, the pentagon says some troops do need to stay to keep an eye on al qaeda. deputy secured advice ben rh
some looked at switzerland which ranks third in guns united states the united states. but it has a quarter of the gun-related homicides. why. >> century-old culture of being armed to defend itself against close aggressors and its strong recreational shooting culture works hand in hand with string gun laws. in contrast, it's almost impossible to get a gun in japan. it's gun-related deaths are the lowest. 11 in all of 2008. the same year, the u.s. had 12,000. and in 2006, it had just two...
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he's president of the united states, he's not emperor of the planet. we'll have to see the spending cuts and entitlement reforms he's talked about. i take him at his word, said he'd like to put them on the table, we haven't seen them. i'm looking forward to seeing them literally in a matter of days. this next 90 days is going to be really critical for restoring the fiscal stability of the country. >> i want to ask you, you just mentioned you guys are united but last night it was a rarity, house speaker john boehner voted for the plan, majority leader eric cantor voted against it, as did kevin mccarthy, his chief whip. does that send a message to the chuckle head as your colleague said? if boehner and cantor is split, there's no reason we can't oppose the big deal? >> i'm proud of the speaker. he knew what needed to be done. he provided the cover for us to do, let the conference work its will. leadership is about leading and i think he did that. in the fights ahead of us, we're going to be awfully unified. there's no any difference in the ranks in terms
he's president of the united states, he's not emperor of the planet. we'll have to see the spending cuts and entitlement reforms he's talked about. i take him at his word, said he'd like to put them on the table, we haven't seen them. i'm looking forward to seeing them literally in a matter of days. this next 90 days is going to be really critical for restoring the fiscal stability of the country. >> i want to ask you, you just mentioned you guys are united but last night it was a rarity,...
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the former first lady of the united states. the former senate from new york. and they have a big problem on their hands. if they thought that bill clinton was a master politician, they have yet to meet his wife. and if they're going to meet her in 2016 in a presidential election and this is going to come up, the overwhelming sentiment around the country especially amongst female voters. there's a gender gap in the republican party already. if that's the case, they're going to have every woman practically in this country on her side. they need to apologize, get it behind them quickly and do it now. if they don't, the voters will have a very long memory on this sort of thing. it was very much beneath them. >> it was. it would be nice for mr. bolton to also lie for weapon of mass destruction. >> that's another segment of that one. >> thank you so much. >>> stay with us. much for ahead. ♪ people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it ag
the former first lady of the united states. the former senate from new york. and they have a big problem on their hands. if they thought that bill clinton was a master politician, they have yet to meet his wife. and if they're going to meet her in 2016 in a presidential election and this is going to come up, the overwhelming sentiment around the country especially amongst female voters. there's a gender gap in the republican party already. if that's the case, they're going to have every woman...
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make it as important as gun violence in the united states. >> we don't -- >> make it an important priority for him, in terms of calling people together and making sure. look, and i mean -- >> that doesn't seem to work so well in washington. >> let we just say this, here is the difference with immigration and the fiscal cliff, we are this, we are separated with the fiscal cliff, on guns there's a great void and vacuum between us, on immigration, you can have a senator rubio and a former presidential candidate talking about it. >> he said that he would prefer to see a piece by piece approach. you are saying that you want to be seeing something done comprehensively. there is a gap between the two of you. >> here is the difference. maybe i see the glass half full because i see suffering and pain that exists and i'm optimistic about the future. here is why i see the glass half full, before the election, here was the debate. they should all just leave, 12 million of them, self-deport. every other state should copy the law in arizona. the freedom act, let's veto that. now look at the republican p
make it as important as gun violence in the united states. >> we don't -- >> make it an important priority for him, in terms of calling people together and making sure. look, and i mean -- >> that doesn't seem to work so well in washington. >> let we just say this, here is the difference with immigration and the fiscal cliff, we are this, we are separated with the fiscal cliff, on guns there's a great void and vacuum between us, on immigration, you can have a senator...
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no one is going to allow united states to not pay its bills. no one is going to accept the economic costs. it rallies the entire business community to the president's side. i don't think we should pick fights where we're in a position that we can't, in fact, in the end enforce our will. because we have no evidence of president obama's going to compromise. i think the president is deliberately seeking confrontation. he's going out of his way to bully the house republicans. >> and allen simpson, the co-founder of the campaign to fix the debt, also warning against bargaining over the debt ceiling. >> do you believe the gop should be using the debt ceiling as a leverage point to get the president to agree to the cuts? >> i think that would be a grave mistake. i don't think that would solve anything. i know they're going to try it. how far we'll go, i have no idea. if you're a real conservative, really honest conservative without hypocrisy, you want to pay your debt. and that's what this is. they're not running up anything new. >> former senator chu
no one is going to allow united states to not pay its bills. no one is going to accept the economic costs. it rallies the entire business community to the president's side. i don't think we should pick fights where we're in a position that we can't, in fact, in the end enforce our will. because we have no evidence of president obama's going to compromise. i think the president is deliberately seeking confrontation. he's going out of his way to bully the house republicans. >> and allen...
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. >> we have to stay united. we have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. that we have better ideas. >> we have got to stop being the stupid party. we can stand by our timeless principals and articulate them in ways that are modern and that i believe is how we will achieve republican renewal. >> joined now by nrc deputy communications director tim miller. good to see you on this saturday. one way that your boss said that the republicans can make gains is by waging a permanent campaign. can't voters get sick of that fast? >> what we have to do is compete with what obama and the democrats are doing. if you look back at the election, president obama began running as soon as he was elected in 2008. and mitt romney's campaign was six months long. from getting into communities and organizing and listening to voters and hearing their concerns, the obama campaign had more time and allowed them to do a better job. so, going forward that is something that we need to do and make sure that we are living in communities and talking about the republican party and the bran
. >> we have to stay united. we have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. that we have better ideas. >> we have got to stop being the stupid party. we can stand by our timeless principals and articulate them in ways that are modern and that i believe is how we will achieve republican renewal. >> joined now by nrc deputy communications director tim miller. good to see you on this saturday. one way that your boss said that the republicans can make gains is by waging...
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democrats have been remarkably united. in the previous congress before boehner took over, nancy pelosi got stuff done and continues to keep the democratic caucus quite united. no, we couldn't have that same conversation right now. >> a political piece title the rage of the northeastern gop caught our eye. it brings up an important point. quote, regardless of how the debate plays out, you can bet the issue will be revisited in 2014 when every house republican holding a storm-damaged district will be attacked for the delay. and the northeast will again be the first place the democrats will look to in their efforts to find vulnerable gop targets. susan, do you think that that's true, that a road map is being provided now to the democratic party for what's to come in the midterm? >> absolutely. when the republicans had a majority in the senate and how they built their majority in the house, it was through the northeast and they lost two seats in new hampshire in this last election. they lost a senate seat in massachusetts, los
democrats have been remarkably united. in the previous congress before boehner took over, nancy pelosi got stuff done and continues to keep the democratic caucus quite united. no, we couldn't have that same conversation right now. >> a political piece title the rage of the northeastern gop caught our eye. it brings up an important point. quote, regardless of how the debate plays out, you can bet the issue will be revisited in 2014 when every house republican holding a storm-damaged...
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this is the united states of america, major. we can't manage our affairs in such a way that we pay our bills and we provide some certainty in terms of how we pay our bills? look, i don't think anybody would consider my position unreasonable here. i am happy to have a conversation about how we reduce our deficits. i am not going to have a monthly or every three months conversation about whether or not we pay our bills. even the threat of default hurts our economy. it's hurting our economy as we speak. we shouldn't be having that debate. if we want to have a conversation about how to reduce our deficit, let's have that. we've been having that. we just had an entire campaign about it. by the way, the american people agreed with me. that we should account to grow our economy and put people back to work. despite the election results, the position that's been taken on the part of some house republicans is that, no, we got to do it our way. if we don't, we simply won't pay america's bills. well, that can't be a position that is sustain
this is the united states of america, major. we can't manage our affairs in such a way that we pay our bills and we provide some certainty in terms of how we pay our bills? look, i don't think anybody would consider my position unreasonable here. i am happy to have a conversation about how we reduce our deficits. i am not going to have a monthly or every three months conversation about whether or not we pay our bills. even the threat of default hurts our economy. it's hurting our economy as we...
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there were 5% of the violence in the united states can be attributed to people with mental illness. so, are we putting a little too much attention on this when they're committing a very small amount of violence and they find that drug and alcohol abuse is far more likely to result in violent behavior than having mental illness? >> look. there's no question that the president's focus and the national focus on access to guns is the most important thing we can do to reduce the, you know, the outlier that the u.s. is in terms of gun violence compared to every other advanced nation. having said that, if you care about the mass tragedies which we have opposed to urban gun violence we see on the streets of chicago that the president is equally and rightly concerned about, it's hard not to look at an agenda for mental illness and i think what the governor in colorado is trying to promote on that side may point the way in a right direction. but also may be that there aren't full answers in a society to these problems but i think we got to try. >> i think an agenda for mental illness isn't ju
there were 5% of the violence in the united states can be attributed to people with mental illness. so, are we putting a little too much attention on this when they're committing a very small amount of violence and they find that drug and alcohol abuse is far more likely to result in violent behavior than having mental illness? >> look. there's no question that the president's focus and the national focus on access to guns is the most important thing we can do to reduce the, you know, the...
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>>> when the united states was ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i am pink and i am a covergirl. ♪ >>> when the united states was openly mulling the prospect of going to war with iraq, people inside iraq who were enemies of saddam, people who wanted the u.s. to invade iraq and overthrow him found that the u.s. government, and in some cases the u.s. press were very interested in hearing all the horrible things they had to say about saddam. now, saddam was a horrible guy, so it wasn't hard to find horrible things to say about him. but the known record of his awful behavior toward his own people had previously not been enough to get the u.s. to invade iraq. but once the bush administration got bent on war, once it seemed like the u.s. was being led to war, and it just needed to be tipped a little bit further, all sorts of new horrible things about saddam hussein that hadn't been known before started to pop up in the press. a cia report that saddam had imported aluminum tubes that could be used in centrifuges to enrich uranium to make nuclear weapons that exciting little piece of data, which proved to be out of
>>> when the united states was ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i am pink and i am a covergirl. ♪ >>> when the united states was openly mulling the prospect of going to war with iraq, people inside iraq who were enemies of saddam, people who wanted the u.s. to invade iraq and overthrow him found that the u.s. government, and in some cases the u.s. press were very interested in hearing all the horrible things they had to say about saddam. now, saddam was a horrible guy, so it...
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. >>> the chicago transportation authority is suing united airlines. they claim the airline is buying its jet fuel 70 miles away to avoid paying close to $300 million in sales taxes. the airline says the suit's claims are untrue. >>> students at the university of vermont should not bring bottled water had they return to campus because the school has banned its sale for environmental reasons. vermont is the largest public university to prohibit bottled water sales on campus. they've even converted water fountains to bottle-filling stations. >>> over to wall street this tuesday morning. the dow opens the day at 13,507 after adding 18 points yesterday. the s&p and nasdaq were both down. overseas the nikkei gained 77 points but the hang seng fell 31. >>> the nasdaq and the s&p slipped monday thanks to worries that apple has gone sour. shares of the tech titan dipped below 500 for the first time in nearly a year after reports the company has cut orders for iphone parts due to weak demand. >>> meanwhile, pc maker dell surged 13% on fresh takeover talk. after
. >>> the chicago transportation authority is suing united airlines. they claim the airline is buying its jet fuel 70 miles away to avoid paying close to $300 million in sales taxes. the airline says the suit's claims are untrue. >>> students at the university of vermont should not bring bottled water had they return to campus because the school has banned its sale for environmental reasons. vermont is the largest public university to prohibit bottled water sales on campus....
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what is the future of the relationship of the united states should and can have with afghanistan? you are not seeing a great deal of time spent on the ques. you are seeing a lot more time devoted to questions of previous statements he made about israel, about iran and about nuclear deterren deterrence. >> you know, you mentioned it looks like it's a rough day for hagel. there's no sign he's won over republicans with his performance today. there's also no sign he has lost any democrats at this point. there are no democrats who have publicly come out and said they'll to oppose him and with a straight party line vote, he will get confirmed. 55 democrats, 45 republicans in the senate. would the republicans try to mount some kind of a filibuster where if they could hold 41 votes together to prevent the vote on the nomination. conventional wisdom heading in to the hearings is too far to step even for republicans in this day and age to take. do you think there's any signs of today's hearings, any chatter during today's hearings and the hallways there they might now be thinking of a filib
what is the future of the relationship of the united states should and can have with afghanistan? you are not seeing a great deal of time spent on the ques. you are seeing a lot more time devoted to questions of previous statements he made about israel, about iran and about nuclear deterren deterrence. >> you know, you mentioned it looks like it's a rough day for hagel. there's no sign he's won over republicans with his performance today. there's also no sign he has lost any democrats at...
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. >>> how is the united states constitution like a banana peel? well, a certain group of people who are frequently unfunny keep slipping on it. that story is next. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. did you know that as we age our need for protein increases, yet many of us don't meet our daily protein needs? that's why there's boost® high protein nutritional drink. each delicious serving provides fifteen grams of protein to help maintain muscle and help meet expert recommended daily protein needs. plus it provides twenty-six essential vitamins and minerals and is gluten-free. help get the nutrition you need with a complete and balanced nutritional drink. try boost® high protein. also available in powder. this has been medifacts for boost®. >>> this was the scene ea
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units that are poorly led. and the only way to fikts or eliminate it from happening is to make sure that the good people are the leaders and eliminate bad leaders. >> how do you cultivate as a matter of institutions the kind of institution that does not allow these acts? >> you have to do it at every level. it has to start at the top, and the people like general dempsey and others have to be on board to understand that leadership makes a difference and people have to be incultureated properly when you enter the service. and no matter how strong the top of the food chain is, a generation from now, we will be back to where we started from, because of the culture. >> that is important, because culture change takes time and sustainability requires constant vigilance. one policy won't end discrimination against anyone in the military, and it is official policy of the military that they don't tolerate any sexual abuse of any kind. and that men and women will be paid the same, and look at how well that is working out.
units that are poorly led. and the only way to fikts or eliminate it from happening is to make sure that the good people are the leaders and eliminate bad leaders. >> how do you cultivate as a matter of institutions the kind of institution that does not allow these acts? >> you have to do it at every level. it has to start at the top, and the people like general dempsey and others have to be on board to understand that leadership makes a difference and people have to be...
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. >>> how is the united states constitution like a banana peel? well, a certain group of people who are frequently unfunny keep slipping on it. that story is next. ♪ [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow! ow! [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium-rich tums starts working so fast you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> this was the scene earlier today on the house floor. watch. >> we the people of the united states in order t
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i think the president will make very clear that the united states isn't going to stay there forever and we're not going to solve afghanistan's problems for them. they've got to do it themselves. >> there's a new article and it asks this question, the obama administration says it is considering leaving no troops in afghanistan after december 2014. but is it really? or is it just decreasing expectations and using the threat as a pressure tactic ahead of president obama's meeting with afghan president hamid karzai? do you think that's what's going on? >> i think there's some gamesmanship in that regard but most people in the administration frankly most people, think it's wise to keep some troops there. the issue will come down to mission. do you want to just keep troops who will do a counter terrorism mission, is that going to be okay with the afghans? or will they want that to be but tresed by some sort of training or budget support? at this point, the afghan military is going to cost more money than the country has to spend. so i think very high on karzai's agenda is continuation of secu
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. >> i don't think that the united states of america can be effective if we stand with the forces of autocracy. that's fundamental. >> i have to make that the final word. thanks to all of you here. quick programming note, stay with nbc news for special coverage of president obama's inauguration starting tomorrow on "today." that's all for today. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> good morning on this very special monday celebrating president obama's inauguration on this martin luther kij er kt holiday. >>> hundreds of thousand ans pour into the capital for festivities. we'll have details on a situation in kabul. >>> the latest on barbara walters' hospitalization. super bowl xlvii pits brother versus brother and then man versus shark. good morning to see you. in a few hours, president obama will take the oath of office for the second time in 24 hours before laying out his agenda for the next four years. just before noon sunday, supreme court chief justice john roberts administered the oath of office as required by law on the 20th of january. take a listen. >> please raise your
. >> i don't think that the united states of america can be effective if we stand with the forces of autocracy. that's fundamental. >> i have to make that the final word. thanks to all of you here. quick programming note, stay with nbc news for special coverage of president obama's inauguration starting tomorrow on "today." that's all for today. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> good morning on this very special monday celebrating president...
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>> well, you know, we have to consider what's going on in the united states. last year, los angeles saw 300 homicides. new york city about 4020. as you know, chicago topped all the cities with 532 homicides. these are people as your last guest who i have respect for, josh said, the conflict resolution skills we're not offering appropriate conflict resolution schools. we are giving bad examples. you know what? i don't care whether it's the movie industry or the gaming industry. everybody holds their hands up and says, i'm not responsible. and reality is, that game doesn't make somebody a video game doesn't make somebody kill another person a. movie doesn't make someone kill another person. but it desensitizes us. and it gives people an example of how to resolve conflict in a negative and violent way. television, i think, you guys are handcuffed. i think you have to go with the story. but again, i think your point is valid. what about the 532 murders in chicago last year? did we go viral every day with the murder in chicago? >> yeah. >> and the reality is i'm af
>> well, you know, we have to consider what's going on in the united states. last year, los angeles saw 300 homicides. new york city about 4020. as you know, chicago topped all the cities with 532 homicides. these are people as your last guest who i have respect for, josh said, the conflict resolution skills we're not offering appropriate conflict resolution schools. we are giving bad examples. you know what? i don't care whether it's the movie industry or the gaming industry. everybody...
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the president of the united states is at constant risk from people with guns, the people that have been killed an assassinated in this country by guns and we protect that. people don't just want to own a gun for protection, but who want the right to take up arms against their own government. they're never going to get middle american, they're always going to be fringe and they're going to lose this debate. >> thank you for joining us, i appreciate it. >>> a notre dame football star may soon explain how his inspiring story of overcoming tragedy is actually that have a hoax. manti te'o says he met a woman online that then became his girlfriend, but then she suddenly died. turns out the woman known only as land they kukkea never existed. he was 80% sure that manti te'o was in on it and that the two, together perpetrated this fake girlfriend's death with publicity in mind. teoday releasing this statement saying that apparently what was someone's joke and sick lies was humiliating and embarrassing. nbc's john yang live in south alabama for us. by playing a game in the days after the actual d
the president of the united states is at constant risk from people with guns, the people that have been killed an assassinated in this country by guns and we protect that. people don't just want to own a gun for protection, but who want the right to take up arms against their own government. they're never going to get middle american, they're always going to be fringe and they're going to lose this debate. >> thank you for joining us, i appreciate it. >>> a notre dame football...
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no one is going to allow the united states to not pay its bills. republicans have too much arenas in which to fight over spending. they have a continuing resolution which funds government which comes up again in march and they have the sequester, which automatically cuts spending unless it's dealt with. >> will they listen to him? >> well, i think we had -- essentially we're coming up to the fiscal raps. and.debt limit, one way or another we're going to capsize. >> no way we gus think all three of those? >> i don't think we'll come around unscathed if. the growth will be lower because of these political shenanigans, when in fact the underlying economy is improving. we're capsizing our -- >> can i say shenanigans is an underused words and probably one of the nicer things you can say. >> could be the word of the year this year, i'm afraid. >> thank you so much f. ron and nick. >>> then there were four, number of members of the cabinet who have not said whether they will stay on for another term. that's four possible nominees for president obama to an
no one is going to allow the united states to not pay its bills. republicans have too much arenas in which to fight over spending. they have a continuing resolution which funds government which comes up again in march and they have the sequester, which automatically cuts spending unless it's dealt with. >> will they listen to him? >> well, i think we had -- essentially we're coming up to the fiscal raps. and.debt limit, one way or another we're going to capsize. >> no way we...
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came back to the unit and what? >> when i was getting out of the shower, he snuck in, tried to cut my face. >> did he cut you? >> yeah. >> where at? >> above my eye. my left eye. >> your left eye, right? you have been up there with him for a while. why is this popping off today? >> there's been some indirect [ bleep ], you know what i'm saying, like [ bleep ]. we was in the gym and i guess one thing led to another. i guess he snubbed me. >> yeah? nothing happened in the gym? >> arguing. >> don't lie to me. something happen in the gym between the two of you guys? fighting behind the curtain? be straight with me because you know i'm going to look at the cameras. >> it was no [ bleep ] >> listen were you fighting in the gym? >> nothing happened in the gym but words. i was just saying [ bleep ] to him. >> okay. so you guys had words -- >> i offered him to fight me in the gym. >> but he didn't? >> he didn't want to fight me in the gym. >> i appreciate you cooperating with me. >> one of the hardest parts of the officer's
came back to the unit and what? >> when i was getting out of the shower, he snuck in, tried to cut my face. >> did he cut you? >> yeah. >> where at? >> above my eye. my left eye. >> your left eye, right? you have been up there with him for a while. why is this popping off today? >> there's been some indirect [ bleep ], you know what i'm saying, like [ bleep ]. we was in the gym and i guess one thing led to another. i guess he snubbed me. >> yeah?...
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if congress refuses to give the united states government time to pay these bills on time, the result will be catastrophic. hopefully we will focus on seeing if we can put a package like this together with a little bit less drama, a little less brinksmanship, not scare the heck out of folks quite as much. >> the president doesn't want to scare us quite as much. nbc's tracie potts is on capitol hill. that was a new year's day to remember. >> it was. it was just in time for many americans who were concerned for tax rates going up. couples who make $450,000 or more will have higher tax rates here. you heard the president also talking about or eluding to the debt ceiling, that's a fight the congress still has to deal with, as the president made reference to paying those bills we already incurred. john boehner was able to gather together 85 votes in favor of this bill, overwhelmingly passed in the stat. not as much -- most republicans voted against it in the house. in the end they were able to get it past. not mentioned as much but something that limb pact a lot of paychecks, remember that
if congress refuses to give the united states government time to pay these bills on time, the result will be catastrophic. hopefully we will focus on seeing if we can put a package like this together with a little bit less drama, a little less brinksmanship, not scare the heck out of folks quite as much. >> the president doesn't want to scare us quite as much. nbc's tracie potts is on capitol hill. that was a new year's day to remember. >> it was. it was just in time for many...
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the president of the united states is the chief executive officer of the united states. he's the only person that can command media attention and go directly to the american people. he needs to use the state of the union as a governing speech. he is not going to achieve a lot of objectives whether it's immigration, guns and whatever else if we don't deal with finances. if we don't put our finances in order, everybody is going to suffer to different degrees over time. the truth is, every bipartisan commission says we need revenues, 2-1 spending to revenues. we have to do both. who is the leader? the president. the president has to come. >> there's a false equivalency. during the republican primary, every republican candidate raised their hand saying they wouldn't sign a budget that was 10-1 spending cuts to tax increases. if that's the policy of the republican party. >> it's not the policy. >> hold on. >> they showmanshiped it. >> it was their policy for president. >> and he lost. >> right. let's talk reality. the reality is speaker boehner and erik cantor says we need to
the president of the united states is the chief executive officer of the united states. he's the only person that can command media attention and go directly to the american people. he needs to use the state of the union as a governing speech. he is not going to achieve a lot of objectives whether it's immigration, guns and whatever else if we don't deal with finances. if we don't put our finances in order, everybody is going to suffer to different degrees over time. the truth is, every...
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overall in the united states senate, one in five members will be a woman. and women will make up nearly 18% of the new house. both are record highs for washington. we'll be right back. >>> we're back. doctors say they're confident secretary of state hillary clinton will fully recover from a blood clot found on sunday between her brain and skull. while she spent time out of the public eye recuperating from effects of a fall last month, she endured criticism from conservative critics who suggested before sunday that she was faking illness to avoid questions about the deaths of four americans in benghazi. here's a taste of what they've had to say. >> i'm not a doctor, but it seems as though that the secretary of state has come down with a case of benghazi flu. >> apparently she's suffered from acute benghazi allergy which causes lightheadedness when she hears the word benghazi. >> when you don't want to go to a meeting or conference or event, you have a diplomatic illness. and this is a diplomatic illness to beat the band. i mean, i certainly hope it's nothing
overall in the united states senate, one in five members will be a woman. and women will make up nearly 18% of the new house. both are record highs for washington. we'll be right back. >>> we're back. doctors say they're confident secretary of state hillary clinton will fully recover from a blood clot found on sunday between her brain and skull. while she spent time out of the public eye recuperating from effects of a fall last month, she endured criticism from conservative critics who...
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he's president of the united states. he's not emperor of the planet. >> reporter: the last time the congress fought over the debt ceiling, we saw the first credit downgrade. >> it may take another downgrade, a default, the serious economic consequences that flow from it to jolt us back to some kind of reality. >> reporter: a new congress with old issues still undecided. and on a short deadline, too. it looks like we could hit that debt ceiling if a few weeks again. >> tracie potts, thank you very much. >>> house speaker john boehner has come under fire for his handling of the fiscal cliff talks and for postponing the sandy aid talk last week. we asked if the country would be better off with someone else as speaker? >> the hard right with the money machine and with the way they control the messaging and even their wing of the media has such a grip on this party that i'm afraid it's going to take a while before the republicans themselves come to their senses. i don't think it's the person who's there. boehner, by all repor
he's president of the united states. he's not emperor of the planet. >> reporter: the last time the congress fought over the debt ceiling, we saw the first credit downgrade. >> it may take another downgrade, a default, the serious economic consequences that flow from it to jolt us back to some kind of reality. >> reporter: a new congress with old issues still undecided. and on a short deadline, too. it looks like we could hit that debt ceiling if a few weeks again. >>...
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do no labels need to unite with mayor bloomberg who needs to unite with gabby giffords. are there too many voices saying the same thing? >> i'm not sure. i think you have powerful voices on the left who are making this case, and they all -- like mayor bloomberg, they are doing a great job at making the case. i don't know that there is one group that they could all come under, and the fact that there are different groups, i think, builds an opportunity for people to come to the table and build a consensus and get something done that is born of the diversity of ideas that come through that process. >> before we go to break, joy, when i think about the sort of road ahead here, once you give order to this fanaticism, i don't know how you come out of that and then try to make a deal on immigration or tax reform. i mean, i think in many ways where we go on this will tell us a lot about the road ahead. >> absolutely. i have an absolute cynic, and i don't believe in the idea of gop 2.0. i actually think that not a lot is going to change in terms of the idealogical framework of t
do no labels need to unite with mayor bloomberg who needs to unite with gabby giffords. are there too many voices saying the same thing? >> i'm not sure. i think you have powerful voices on the left who are making this case, and they all -- like mayor bloomberg, they are doing a great job at making the case. i don't know that there is one group that they could all come under, and the fact that there are different groups, i think, builds an opportunity for people to come to the table and...
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overall in the united states senate, one in five members will be a woman. and women will make up nearly 18% of the new house. both are record highs for washington. we'll be right back. suddenly, she does something unexpected and you see the woman you fell in love with. she's everything to you. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasti
overall in the united states senate, one in five members will be a woman. and women will make up nearly 18% of the new house. both are record highs for washington. we'll be right back. suddenly, she does something unexpected and you see the woman you fell in love with. she's everything to you. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready....
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overall in the united states senate, one in five members will be a woman. and women will make up nearly 18% of the new house. both are record highs for washington. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] house rule number 53. big time taste should fit in a little time cup. new single serve cafe collections from maxwell house now available for use in the keurig k-cup brewer. always good to the last drop. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 when the spx crossed above its 50-day moving average, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 i saw the trend. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it looked really strong. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 and i jumped right on it. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 tdd# 1-800-345-2550 since i've switched to charles schwab... tdd# 1-800-345-2550 ...i've been finding opportunities like this tdd# 1-800-345-2550 a lot more easily. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 like today, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 i was using their streetsmart edge trading platform tdd# 1-800-345-2550 and i saw a double bottom form. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 i called one of their trading specialists tdd# 1-800-345-2550 and i bounced a few ideas off of him. tdd
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what he does is implement the president of the united states policy. his orders. get us out of iraq. yeah. >> they are acting like it would be the defense secretary that would decide whether or not we would go to war or not. it comes down to the same thing. they can't accept that he beat his republican opponent twice in a row. they want to make the choices for him. >> there is nothing funnier than pretending that there is nothing more than one degree of difference on israel between the two parties ever. >> right. there is no difference for the record, the officials have said that security cooperation has never been closer between the united states and israel than under barack obama the policy is the same. recall though that everybody on the hill is raising money all the time. if they think they can raise money by beating up on the president then they will do so. rush are limbaugh has a half interesting point to make about the haegle point now. >> obama is going to be the first democrat to actually cut the defense budget. i shouldn't say cut dismantle the military.
what he does is implement the president of the united states policy. his orders. get us out of iraq. yeah. >> they are acting like it would be the defense secretary that would decide whether or not we would go to war or not. it comes down to the same thing. they can't accept that he beat his republican opponent twice in a row. they want to make the choices for him. >> there is nothing funnier than pretending that there is nothing more than one degree of difference on israel between...
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i believe that any weapon that the united states government engages its citizens with should be open for the citizens to be able to buy and protect themselves from? >> including rockets and nuclear bomb? >> the united states doesn't engage its sit zens with rockets and nuclear bombs. >> and if they decide not to engae engage with assault weapons? it would be the same? but let me ask you something else. we're going to run out of time. >> you've got a lot of attention for something you said friday on cnn. when you were asked about holding gun appreciation day the weekend before dr. martin luther king day, let's lnl to what you said. >> i believe that gun appreciation day honors the legacy of dr. king. i think martin luther king would agree with me if we were live today that if african americans had been given the right to keep and bear arms from day one of the country's founding, perhaps slavery might not have been a chapter in our history. >> now, first of all, larry, you do realize martin luther king was killed by a gun. and that he preached all of his life against the use of any wea
i believe that any weapon that the united states government engages its citizens with should be open for the citizens to be able to buy and protect themselves from? >> including rockets and nuclear bomb? >> the united states doesn't engage its sit zens with rockets and nuclear bombs. >> and if they decide not to engae engage with assault weapons? it would be the same? but let me ask you something else. we're going to run out of time. >> you've got a lot of attention for...
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and the reason the full faith and credit of the united states means something is because we've never defaulted. and i just can't imagine that speaker boehner or any of the republicans would want to use that leverage in that way just to achieve political gain. >> as you look ahead, and obviously, you have a very different perspective, giving that you're moving on, what can possibly happen to change the intransigen intransigence, the bad feelings, the inability to work together that we have seen in congress? and i think it's worth pointing out, again, this has been the least popular, least effective congress since they've been keeping records. >> i think -- i could give you a long speech about the way that we elect partisans to office. most of america is in the center. they want us to work together. they want us to get along. unfortunately, due to the way we draw districts and the way primaries are held, we end up generally electing people from the more extreme of the party rather than people from the center that can work together and get along. that's always been a problem in congress
and the reason the full faith and credit of the united states means something is because we've never defaulted. and i just can't imagine that speaker boehner or any of the republicans would want to use that leverage in that way just to achieve political gain. >> as you look ahead, and obviously, you have a very different perspective, giving that you're moving on, what can possibly happen to change the intransigen intransigence, the bad feelings, the inability to work together that we have...
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it feels brand new getting sworn in to the united states senate. >> the 112th senate gained the dubious distinction as being the least productive ever. how confident are you the 113th members have seen those numbers and they're going to be more productive? >> well, listen, i don't know that i'm confident about that because watching this place at work over the last month and a half suggests that lessons haven't been learned. i come from connecticut, which didn't have the devastation that new york and new jersey did with sandy, but we need that money. we need to start rebuilding our communities. and the fact that the house of representatives adjourned without getting that work done shows that the lessons haven't been learned. i think we can start off on the right foot. let's get that sandy relief done this week, let's get to work on the next act of budget negotiations now rather than at the 11th hour and we can prove to people that we have learned lessons. but i tell you, i don't have a lot of confidence and a lot of people out there in the american public don't have a lot of confidence w
it feels brand new getting sworn in to the united states senate. >> the 112th senate gained the dubious distinction as being the least productive ever. how confident are you the 113th members have seen those numbers and they're going to be more productive? >> well, listen, i don't know that i'm confident about that because watching this place at work over the last month and a half suggests that lessons haven't been learned. i come from connecticut, which didn't have the devastation...
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sun not yet up quite over the united states capitol. at 6:39 in the morning. with us from washington, chief white house correspondent for "politico," mr. mike allen with a look at the "playbook." hello. >> good morning, guys. >> you've got a piece up on the site headlined "bloomberg's washington footprint explodes," talking about the mayor's influence down in d.c. on issues like immigration, gay marriage, infrastructure. tell us a little more about what he's doing down there. >> very quietly the mayor is building a big organization down here. "politico" connected the dots, talked to the mayor at his bull pen offices in city hall where he sits there in the middle of the other workers. and he said he's doing two things. one, he's using lobbyists. amazingly, the bloomberg organizations have 26 lobbyists from seven firms working washington at this moment. but also building grass-roots pressure through his group of other mayors on gun control. so the mayor is being very intentional about using the platform that he has as mayor of new york but also the personal fort
sun not yet up quite over the united states capitol. at 6:39 in the morning. with us from washington, chief white house correspondent for "politico," mr. mike allen with a look at the "playbook." hello. >> good morning, guys. >> you've got a piece up on the site headlined "bloomberg's washington footprint explodes," talking about the mayor's influence down in d.c. on issues like immigration, gay marriage, infrastructure. tell us a little more about what...
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contrast that with the statements by ambassador rice to the united nations. it forces one to wonder whether libya's intelligence was that much better than america's on september the 16th or whether libyan leaders were that much more willing to be candid or to avoid misstatements. secretary clinton, what evidence was there that was so compelling that it caused the white house through ambassador susan rice to make these representations about spontaneous protests, anti-muslim videos and the like despite statements of libyan's president to the contrary. where was the compelling evidence and what was it? >> well, congressman, i was not involved in the so-called talking points process. my understanding is it was a typical process trying to get to the best information available. it was an intelligence product. they are as i again understand it working with their committees of jurisdiction to try to unpack that, but i will say that all of the senior administration officials including ambassador rice who spoke publicly to this terrible incident had the same informatio
contrast that with the statements by ambassador rice to the united nations. it forces one to wonder whether libya's intelligence was that much better than america's on september the 16th or whether libyan leaders were that much more willing to be candid or to avoid misstatements. secretary clinton, what evidence was there that was so compelling that it caused the white house through ambassador susan rice to make these representations about spontaneous protests, anti-muslim videos and the like...
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let's start with one called the united states. when we look at the bush doctrine, it adhered to the neoconservative objective. unilaterally pursue u.s. military interest. and when you see that chuck hagel turned around in good conscious and said no, that he would not. and he made this statement in his book. he says i made myself a promise that if i ever get out of that place and was ever in a position to do something about war, i would do whatever i could to stop it. i have never forgotsen that promise. this is chuck hagel in his book talking about his experiences in vietnam and led him to come out in opposition as a republican to the iraqi war. don't you think a lot of this opposition to hagel by some of the far right is that they're still angry at him that he came out against the after the war had started? i think there is an awesome truth to that. but what's interesting, in many ways, hagel's position, back in funding the war and having furt questions about him, criticizing it. really mirrors how the american people have also e
let's start with one called the united states. when we look at the bush doctrine, it adhered to the neoconservative objective. unilaterally pursue u.s. military interest. and when you see that chuck hagel turned around in good conscious and said no, that he would not. and he made this statement in his book. he says i made myself a promise that if i ever get out of that place and was ever in a position to do something about war, i would do whatever i could to stop it. i have never forgotsen that...
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or even the united states senate. >> do you think people are going to be willing to take the risk of losing their seats again? >> i think so. many democrats lost their seats in the next election, in fact, we lost the house for multiple reasons. but that was one of them. and -- but they came back in this period between election and now in the lame duck period and said they would do it again. it was so important to our country. >> we'll see. the fact of the matter is, where this goes, what is the political will as far as the white house is concerned, they can make a pragmatic argument that if they go with a smaller package it actually has a chance of passing if it has consensus but it could disappoint a lot of folks that want to see the white house go bigger and bolder on this issue. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is in town. he's going to be discussing the u.s. role in afghanistan post-2014. the u.s. or at least the white house is signaling it wants out of afghanistan and the white house disclosing a zero option. that is withdrawal or bust as a negotiating tactic. that's what this
or even the united states senate. >> do you think people are going to be willing to take the risk of losing their seats again? >> i think so. many democrats lost their seats in the next election, in fact, we lost the house for multiple reasons. but that was one of them. and -- but they came back in this period between election and now in the lame duck period and said they would do it again. it was so important to our country. >> we'll see. the fact of the matter is, where this...
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the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they better choose quickly because time is rung short. >> republicans made their choice during a gop retreat in williamsburg, virginia. house majority leader eric cantore reportedly has plans for three months. in a statement the white house responding, saying, we are encouraged. there are signs congressional republicans may back off their insistence on holding our economy hostage to extract drastic cuts in medicare, education and programs middle class families depend on. the temporary nature of the increase is somewhat troubling. a white house official told nbc news it's a terrible way to run the country. but the aide gave no indication president obama would veto a temporary extension if this is how congressional republicans want to govern, so be it. they already have an approval rating of, let's see, 14% from the american people. can they do better than that? maybe they just want to see how low it can go. the writing was on the wall yesterday when republican budget chairman paul
the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they better choose quickly because time is rung short. >> republicans made their choice during a gop retreat in williamsburg, virginia. house majority leader eric cantore reportedly has plans for three months. in a statement the white house responding, saying, we are encouraged. there are signs congressional republicans may back off their insistence on holding our economy hostage to extract drastic...
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when fully implemented they could serve in special ops units like delta force. let's spin on it. first of all, i mean, politically this issue is designed to get republicans to come out and criticize it so that democrats can say, we're on war on women, more war on women. but having never served myself i'm reluctant to take a strong position on this but i have talked to people who have served and are serving and reading a lot about what people who have served are saying. one such voice, ryan smith, in "the wall street journal" had this concern writing despite the professionalism of marines, it would be distracting and potentially traumatizing to be forced to be naked in front of the opposite sex. in the reverse it would be painful to witness a member of the opposite sex in such an uncomfortable position. it's based on cohesion. the relationships of members of a unit can be harmed by forcing them to violate societial norms. i think and again this is, you know, i think a military decision. and military voices know best here, but it seems like any time we ignore that there are actual
when fully implemented they could serve in special ops units like delta force. let's spin on it. first of all, i mean, politically this issue is designed to get republicans to come out and criticize it so that democrats can say, we're on war on women, more war on women. but having never served myself i'm reluctant to take a strong position on this but i have talked to people who have served and are serving and reading a lot about what people who have served are saying. one such voice, ryan...
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righties are up in arms over the executive action signed by the president of the united states. the president's biggest orders include the nomination of an alcohol, tobacco, and firearms director. he asks for a study on gun violence prevention as well as reports on safety technologies on stolen firearms. apparently, conservatives believe this is tyranny. today vice president joe biden detailed one of the major initiatives of the president's gun proposals. >> how do we make our streets and schools safer? with regard to our streets i believe and the president believes that cops make a difference. we're going to push again for another $4 billion in grants for the cops program. >> $4 billion for more cops on the streets and around schools in america? this is what the gun lobby was demanding. but the gun nuts, well, they're not so happy. texas governor rick perry is trying to push himself into relevance again. he said in a statement the second amendment of the constitution is a basic right of free people and cannot be nor will it be abridged by the executive power of this or any othe
righties are up in arms over the executive action signed by the president of the united states. the president's biggest orders include the nomination of an alcohol, tobacco, and firearms director. he asks for a study on gun violence prevention as well as reports on safety technologies on stolen firearms. apparently, conservatives believe this is tyranny. today vice president joe biden detailed one of the major initiatives of the president's gun proposals. >> how do we make our streets and...
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she's on the payroll of the united states of america. when she is on your team, she is fighting for your side. just because a lawyer represents somebody or a firm represents somebody doesn't mean that they can't go on and follow the laws as they stand and as they're being prom you will gated. in temz of enforcement, we still have over 100 rules in dodd frank that need to be developed and put into place. so having her there as the tough street fighter for, you know, average citizens i think is a very good thing. >> i guess i would just sound a little bit of a -- i find it a little bit questionable and i go back to gabe sherman's piece in new york magazine two years ago which says the alliance among wall street universities and the white house is the military industrial complex of our time. >> but you are also not going to find people with expertise in an industry who have only worked on one side of an issue. it's something that we see in washington all the time. >> it's a long-term problem. we see this although time with people going from
she's on the payroll of the united states of america. when she is on your team, she is fighting for your side. just because a lawyer represents somebody or a firm represents somebody doesn't mean that they can't go on and follow the laws as they stand and as they're being prom you will gated. in temz of enforcement, we still have over 100 rules in dodd frank that need to be developed and put into place. so having her there as the tough street fighter for, you know, average citizens i think is a...
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united airlines, the only american airier to operate the dreamliner said it has ordered inspections of all of its 787s. aviation experts say these are to the serious problems given the high-tech plane but they warned it could still undermine consumer confidence. >>> the government is calling for an urgent review of the nation's arctic offshore drilling practices in the wake of series of missteps involving the shell oil company. this week's grounding of a shell oil rig is just the late northwest a string of blunders and accidents involving the company's ships and support equipment. the 60-day assessment could halt or scale back plans to open alaska's arctic waters to oil exploration. >>> some sobering news from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration in its annual climate report. noaa said that 2012 was the hottest year on record in the lower 48 states with an average temperature of 55.3 degrees. that shattered the previous record set in 1998 by a full degree. the report says data provides further evidence that human activity, especially the burning of fossil fuels is contri
united airlines, the only american airier to operate the dreamliner said it has ordered inspections of all of its 787s. aviation experts say these are to the serious problems given the high-tech plane but they warned it could still undermine consumer confidence. >>> the government is calling for an urgent review of the nation's arctic offshore drilling practices in the wake of series of missteps involving the shell oil company. this week's grounding of a shell oil rig is just the late...